Painful concoction?

The painkiller ibuprofen may increase heart problems in osteoarthritis patients who are taking daily aspirin to lower cardiovascular risk, a new study finds. Use of ibuprofen and aspirin boosted arthritis patients' one-year heart attack and stroke risk ninefold compared with patients who were taking a cox-2 inhibitor pain reliever, the study found. Published in The Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, the study says ibuprofen may cancel the cardio-protection of daily low-dose aspirin.